Recent Developments in Explosive Lawsuit That Claims That Organs Were Taken From Patients Prematurely Declared Dead

Patrick McMahon v. New York Organ Donor Network, Index No: 156669/2012
The New York Organ Donor Network is trying to block a judge’s order to release medical records to a whistleblower who claims the group pushed hospital staff to declare patients brain dead so their body parts could be harvested.

Patrick McMahon, is a nurse practitioner who claims he was fired as a transplant coordinator in 2011 after protesting against the practice.

Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C. represents Mr. McMahon.

For additional information about the case, please review the article by clicking on the link below.
https://nypost.com/2017/11/17/organ-donor-group-battles-in-court-over-brain-dead-declarations/

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Michael J. Borrelli

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